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AMRITHA SHETTY

AMRITHA SHETTY

Singapore

Summary

17 years of experience across Customer requirements solution design, Returns programs, RFQs, Digital transformation Products leadership, Ground & Retail Operations (Couriers, Service points) and Customs. Build and deploy agile digitalized E-Commerce capabilities –3-5year horizon Express Returns Roadmap, greenfield projects. Product Business lead - UX design, funding approval to delivery & people (20mil€ p.a.). Developed and executed Express Label-Free Returns service - 4 year program from E2E concept design, development till deployment. Also Product development on a highly Agile product to digitally transform the Customer Experience & Operational productivity across all post shipping customer contact processes. Global Customer Operations e-Commerce leader for Large dedicated supported e-Commerce Customers - Amazon (Core Exports and Returns), Global-e (Core Exports & Returns), Lenovo, Adidas (482mil€) Also Non-dedicated support for GOAT, Mytheresa, eBay, Farfetch, NAP, Richemont, LVMH and more. Managed Asia Pacific Tender Review Board process on ≥€1million complex Multi-National Customers contract deals for 4 years. Proven leader with execution-focused creativity exceptional network collaboration across all BUs – DHL Express, CSI, DHL e-Commerce, DHL Supply Chain. Business case to hire team based in Europe and Asia Pacific. Also work as business leader with global vendor project teams of +30 people in multiple locations. Employee of the Year Award, DHL Express Global Network Operations (2021) Emerging Women leaders program, Shift up a Gear, DHL Express (2020 onwards) Employee of the Year Award, DHL Express Asia Pacific Commercial (2012) Internal DHL: Exceeds or Far Exceeds Leads ratings 2 years in a row.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Director, Global e-Commerce Programs, Customer Operations (COG)

DHL Express Global Network Operations / DHL Group
09.2021 - Current
  • Company Overview: www.dhl.com
  • Dual role responsible for New e-Commerce Innovation capability development & Global COG leader for large e-Commerce Customers.
  • Created team of 5 Senior managers direct reports, all new roles; Collaboratively led 50+ people in new vendor teams indirectly.
  • Vendors managed as primary Express business lead include ZigZag, Accenture, Babel Street. Secondary includes Google, EPAM etc.
  • Focus expertise include Express Returns Roadmap to support 5.9+million returns in Express, Recommerce opportunities early stage review, Post-shipping Customer Contact Digital platform, Retail Service Point Partner drop-off service development.
  • Highlights & Achievements
  • Global e-Commerce Products leader role
  • Label-Free Returns designed with Retail & Ground Operations – Service Points, Couriers & SVCs. 60+ Countries live YTD 2024.
  • Go-to-market launch of new label-Free Returns service planned Jan 2025.
  • Present business progress updates across all programs at bi-monthly Steering Boards – to Global CIO, EVP Commercial, SVPs NetOPS
  • Global Product Lead for Global Customer Contact platform(GCCP) digitalizing post-shipping Customer Contact for Customs in Gateways, DPSS, Customer Service (Ref: Global Customer Contact Platform) MVP in 1 year ready for EU VAT22 regulatory changes.
  • Collaborated with 100+ Gateway Customs supervisors on Customer Contact automation; delivered 240 new digitalized use cases.

Director, Global e-Commerce Programs, Customer Operations (COG)

DHL Express Global Network Operations / DHL Group
08.2018 - 08.2021
  • Company Overview: www.dhl.com
  • Achieved Customer responsiveness
  • Denied Party Sanction Screening (DPSS) Digitalized Customer Contact to close Compliance gaps raised by authorities and improve DHL Express compliance to data privacy legislation – Q4 2023 deployment across 3 centres, 170 agents & 220 countries.
  • Designed, iterated & collaboratively deployed GCCP at speeds across 80+ countries, all regions, now live for Import Customs Clearance.
  • Global Customer Operations (COG) leader role
  • Global Customer Operations leader for Amazon (313m€/14.6mil shpst) & Global-e (148mil€/6.5mil shpst) p.a., 2 of our largest e-Commerce Customers globally on network issues, new solution design.
  • Grew Amazon Global Returns program from 0% in 2018 to 50.7mil€ p.a. in 2023. Experiencing 21% growth YTD 2024.
  • Developed ‘No Stone Unturned’ new programs; Express GMB supported High Value Enhanced for Luxury E-Commerce.
  • Ran a ZigZag Partner Returns pilot in collaboration with CSI & DHL Ecommerce 2019-2021. Scaling commercial model in 2024.
  • Recovered and billed 1.6mil€ of customer-specific Operations costs with OPS Finance input working on Intel RFQ in 2014.
  • Jointly created Customer Operations Costs Stocktake model 2014-15 w/Pricing now used by Operations globally for all DHL E TRBs.

Director, Global Customer Operations (COG), Technology and e-Commerce Sectors

DHL Express Global Network Operations / DHL Group
08.2014 - 07.2018
  • Company Overview: www.dhl.com

Head of Tender Management, Asia Pacific & Regional Tender Analyst, APEMEA

DHL Express Asia Pacific Regional Office / DPDHL Group
10.2009 - 06.2010
  • Company Overview: www.dhl.com
  • Head up the Regional Tender Management team and Engage cross-functional stakeholders in responding to RFQs, RFPs, RFIs.
  • Facilitate weekly Tender Review Board (TRB) process in due diligence preparation of competitive, profitable offers
  • Senior leader engagement APME, BU, Country Managers towards weekly decisions managed through conclusion.
  • Responsible for Global Tender & Commercial Contracting process improvements for the Express Division.
  • Achieved Tender Wins across customers like Limited Brands, Net-a-Porter, Electrolux, eBay, AMX, ASU, LSI, HSBC with 170-220 tender projects p.a. ranging from €100K – €20 Million with an 85% hit rate across all sales channels.

Air-Road Integration - Business Architecture Business Analyst

DHL Express Europe Regional Office / DPDHL Group
02.2007 - 12.2009
  • Company Overview: www.dhl.com
  • Business Analyst for 2 programme work streams supporting 30 countries for Road Express customers
  • In 2008, developed EU Marketing. In 2007, supported business in participating in Board-level 40Mil€ investment approval.

Project Management Consultant

QUEST Alliance
08.2002 - 08.2006
  • Company Overview: http://quest.eaeonline.org/ funded by USAID

AIESEC in Belgium, Brussels, National Vice President

AIESEC
07.2005 - 07.2006
  • Company Overview: http://www.aiesec.org/
  • Business Development for AIESEC Global Partners DHL, PwC, Electrolux, InBev, ABN-AMRO and Alcatel. Grew 40%.

Education

Master of Arts - Digital Management

Hyper Island, Teesside University
01.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Human Resources, Economics and Sociology

St. Josephs College Of Arts and Science
01.2005

Skills

  • Languages
  • English - Native; French- Basic
  • Kannada – Good
  • Organisational Skills
  • Team Management
  • Strong Project/ Program management
  • Digital transformation
  • Training/ Facilitating
  • Agile Leadership
  • Solution and UX/UI design project skills
  • Policy development
  • Team building and motivation
  • Data analytics

References

References available on request

Timeline

Senior Director, Global e-Commerce Programs, Customer Operations (COG)

DHL Express Global Network Operations / DHL Group
09.2021 - Current

Director, Global e-Commerce Programs, Customer Operations (COG)

DHL Express Global Network Operations / DHL Group
08.2018 - 08.2021

Director, Global Customer Operations (COG), Technology and e-Commerce Sectors

DHL Express Global Network Operations / DHL Group
08.2014 - 07.2018

Head of Tender Management, Asia Pacific & Regional Tender Analyst, APEMEA

DHL Express Asia Pacific Regional Office / DPDHL Group
10.2009 - 06.2010

Air-Road Integration - Business Architecture Business Analyst

DHL Express Europe Regional Office / DPDHL Group
02.2007 - 12.2009

AIESEC in Belgium, Brussels, National Vice President

AIESEC
07.2005 - 07.2006

Project Management Consultant

QUEST Alliance
08.2002 - 08.2006

Bachelor of Arts - Human Resources, Economics and Sociology

St. Josephs College Of Arts and Science

Master of Arts - Digital Management

Hyper Island, Teesside University
AMRITHA SHETTY